allotetraploid

noun

al·​lo·​te·​tra·​ploid ˌa-lō-ˈte-trə-ˌplȯid How to pronounce allotetraploid (audio)
plural allotetraploids
: an individual that is a hybrid of two different species and that possesses four sets of chromosomes : amphidiploid
… [the coffee plant Coffea arabica] is an allotetraploid, meaning that sometime during its evolution it likely got two full sets of chromosomes from two diploid species that hybridized, giving it 44 chromosomes.Fernando E. Vega
compare autotetraploid
allotetraploid adjective
an allotetraploid fish
allotetraploidy noun
plural allotetraploidies

Word History

Etymology

allo- + tetraploid entry 2, probably after German Allotetraploid (noun), allotetraploid (adjective)

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of allotetraploid was in 1930

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Cite this Entry

“Allotetraploid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allotetraploid. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

allotetraploid

noun
al·​lo·​te·​tra·​ploid ˌal-ō-ˈte-trə-ˌplȯid How to pronounce allotetraploid (audio)
: an individual that is a hybrid of two different species and that possesses four sets of chromosomes : amphidiploid compare autotetraploid
allotetraploid adjective
allotetraploidy noun
plural allotetraploidies
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